Since Hollywood is full of nitwit, whiny tree-huggers who haven't worked an honest day in their lives, one would think all the characters they create would be engineered to push their left-wing, socialist agenda on our children.

Then again, maybe not.

Slate just posted a fun chart that identified Republican and Democratic characters from television shows over the years. And while, yes, Hollywood has presented scads of its conservative characters as bug-eyed nutbags, it seems that at least a few of our favorite TV characters are Republicans.

For example, lovable and wise Howard Cunningham of "Happy Days" was a big supporter of Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower, while son Richie campaigned for Eisenhower's Democratic opponent, Adlai Stevenson. However, that was only because some hot girl he was chasing was a Stevenson supporter. Even the Fonz liked Ike.

"Mad Men's" Don Draper -- the man women want and men want to be like -- voted for Richard M. Nixon over John F. Kennedy in 1960. Nixon might have won if he had someone like Draper in charge of his TV image.

Groundbreaker

George Jefferson, the man who moved himself on up from being Archie Bunker's neighbor in "All in the Family" to that deluxe apartment in the sky on his own show, was a Republican.

Jack Donaghy of "30 Rock" may be the greatest Republican character to ever grace the small screen. He even dated Condoleezza Rice, which we knew because she appeared on the show.

Carlton Banks of "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air," was a proud GOP member and a good guy. However, he didn't Republicans any favors when it came to their reputation as dancers.

Charlotte York, by far the most likable character on "Sex and the City," was once a young Republican.

Grandpa Munster was a Republican. Insert your own vampire joke here.

Dubious Democrats

Thurston Howell of "Gilligan's Island" was a Republican (Ginger, obviously, looked like she hung out with the Kennedys).

Homer Simpson has apparently gone on record as saying he's voting for Mitt Romney. Wait -- maybe that's not such a badge of GOP honor.

On the flip side, Hollywood has created some openly Democratic characters who do not make liberals look very good. Lindsay Funke on "Arrested Development" would join any liberal cause she thinks will make her look like she has a heart -- as long as she doesn't have to mess up her nails. The bumbling, corrupt Mayor Quimby of "The Simpsons" is obviously drawn from members of a certain famous liberal family of Massachusetts. Edith Bunker of "All in the Family," -- who voted for Jimmy Carter -- obviously had a heart of gold and a head full of air.

It all shows that good TV can be bipartisan. Maybe politicians should watch more.

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